As fears spread that American Airlines may be headed for bankruptcy proceedings, shares in the airline's parent company, AMR Corp., plummeted by 41 percent before closing at $1.98 Monday — a 33 percent drop in its value.The stock hadn't closed below $2 since 2003, according to the Associated Press.T

Syrian exiles have been harassed and monitored at anti-government protests abroad, and their families back home have been threatened, according to a new report by Amnesty International.The report — "The Long Reach of the Mukhabaraat," or secret police — documents the cases of more than 30 Syrian act

Financial markets in Europe and the United States slumped badly Monday after Greece conceded it will not meet its deficit reduction goals for this year — or next — despite its austerity measures.Stocks indexes in the U.S., France, Germany and Spain all fell about 2 percent.The markets were respondin